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1
the art or skill of performing tricks or illusions for entertainment
- the illusionist's show is an entertaining blend of legerdemain and over-the-top showmanship
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2
the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end
- the reduction of the deficit is due in part to financial legerdemain that masks the true costs of running the government
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- artfulness,
- caginess
- (also cageyness),
- craftiness,
- cunning,
- deviousness,
- foxiness,
- oiliness,
- shadiness,
- sharpness,
- shiftiness,
- shrewdness,
- slickness,
- slipperiness,
- slyness,
- sneakiness,
- treachery,
- underhandedness,
- wiliness
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